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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars
Oscar Wilde
And none are looking at the stars more so than Sir Pat.
He always reminded me of a mad professor.
RIP Sir Patrick
A person who brought the joy of astronomy to many people
A diverse character with many other skills, but also someone who had time for others
He will be sadly missed and well remembered
Just read this about him ….
“His attitude to party politics in general was indicated by his flirtation with the Monster Raving Loony Party on the grounds that they “had one advantage over all the other parties – they knew they were loonies”. His highly individualistic attitude to organisations in general was well summed up when he once observed, “I’m thinking of starting the Politically Incorrect School of Sociology – and the acronym says it all.” The initials were indeed just what he thought applied to so much of the modern world.”
His tireless work explaining the wonders of the universe – punctuated by his mantra of scientific inquiry, “We just don’t know” – wonderful!
A true eccentric ! RIP Sir Patrick Moore
I remember him when he was on the radio 4 show ‘Just a minute’ – he often deviated and repeated words but never hesitated – and no one ever really challenged him because he was just so interesting
i thought he had died yrs ago :oops:
A bluebottle fly once flew into his mouth while he was talking on tv. He closed his mouth and swallowed with one gulp.
His mum reminded him that it must have been horrible, but the fly’s experience was even more horrible.
A wise mum
He loved Cats, and often said he preferred cats to people. Have to agree with him on that :D His pet cat Ptolemy was by his side when he died….(I hope someone looks after him now Patrick is gone
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